- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15699 WP No. 7006 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO WRIT PETITION NO. 7006 OF 2026 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SRI. JEEVAN A N S/O.SRI. NAGARAJ.N., AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, BEHIND VASAVI APARTMENT, KAMMASANDRA ROAD, R/AT.NARAYANA NILAYA, ELECTRONIC CITY, BENGALURU - 560 100. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B N ANJAN KUMAR.,ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by VANAMALA N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15699 WP No. 7006 of 2026 AND: SMT. KAVYA G R D/O RAMESH GUPTHA D S W/O JEEVAN A N AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, R/AT.NO 262 2ND CROSS, H BLOCK, 5TH MAIN, RAMAKRISHNANAGARA KUVEMPUNAGARA, MYSORE - 570023. …RESPONDENT THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO WHEREFORE IT IS PRAYED THAT THIS COURT MAY KINDLY BE PLEASED TO ISSUE AN ORDER OR DIRECTION BY A WRIT OF MANDAMUS DIRECTING THE HON'BLE II ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, AT ANEKAL, BENGALURU RURAL DISTRICT, BENGALURU, TO DISPOSE M.C.NO.164/2023, WITH IN SIX MONTHS, BY ALLOWING THIS PETITION AND GRANT SUCH OTHER RELIEFS DEEMED FIT TO GRANT IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CASE, INCLUDING COSTS. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15699 WP No. 7006 of 2026 CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE K.MANMADHA RAO ORAL ORDER Heard Sri. B.N.Anjan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. This writ petition is filed seeking a direction to the Court of II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Family Court’) to dispose of M.C.No.164/2023 which is pending on its file time bound. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is the husband of the respondent. The respondent filed M.C.No.164/2023 seeking to grant relief of divorce between the petitioner and the respondent under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 against the respondent. It is also submitted that the respondent is not ready and willing to lead the evidence and only with an intention to harass the husband filed the petition for divorce and not leading her evidence. The - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15699 WP No. 7006 of 2026 respondent is not showing any interest in prosecuting the case and for one or the other reason dragging the proceeding since from last 3 years and being aggrieved by the same, this writ petition is filed. 4. Record discloses justification in the submission that is made by learned counsel for the petitioner. Therefore, this Court considers desirable to dispose of the writ petition and give directions. Hence, the following: ORDER (i) Writ petition is disposed of. (ii) The Court of II Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Anekal, Bengaluru Rural District, Bengaluru is directed to take all steps for disposal of MC No.164/2023 as expeditiously as possible. (iii) This Court is not issuing the notice to the respondent as no adverse orders are passed and disposed of the petition in the interest of both the parties. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15699 WP No. 7006 of 2026 (iv) As the writ petition is disposed of without notice to the respondent, Family Court is directed to serve copy of this order to the respondent so as to give notice to the respondent, about filing of this petition and its disposal. (v) Registry to forward copy of this order to the concerned Court forthwith. Sd/- (DR.K.MANMADHA RAO) JUDGE SA